Bill Text: HI SB2307 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Identification.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-31 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. [SB2307 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2307-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to identification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 353H-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) through (c) to read as follows:
"(a) The department, in collaboration with the
department of transportation and the examiner of drivers of each county, shall
inform inmates that departmental assistance is available to obtain civil
identification cards, in accordance with part XVI of chapter 286, and upon
request shall assist inmates [who have one year or less prior to the
inmate's parole or release date remaining on their prison sentence] in
obtaining a civil identification card[.] as soon as practicable but
at least one year before the inmate's parole or release date.
(b)
The department, in collaboration with appropriate
federal, state, and county agencies, shall also inform inmates of the
availability of departmental assistance to obtain the inmate's birth
certificate, social security card, and any other relevant identification
documents necessary for the inmate to transition into the workforce, access
social services, secure or verify applicable medicaid eligibility, and secure
housing, and upon request shall assist the inmates [who have one year or less
prior to the inmate's parole or release date.] in obtaining the identifying
documents as soon as practicable but at least one year before the inmate's
parole or release date.
(c) For an inmate released to work
furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, the department [of
corrections and rehabilitation] shall initiate the process of assisting the
inmate pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) [at least ninety days prior to
the inmate being released] by providing the forms necessary for the inmate
to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to
the inmate[.] as soon as practicable but at least ninety days before
the inmate's release date."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
DCR; Offender Reentry; Identification Documents; Departmental Assistance
Description:
Requires the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various
agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the
inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card,
and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society,
as soon as practicable. Requires the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining
identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough,
or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the
inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to
the inmate as soon as practicable.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
